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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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